Zechariah 8:8-10

International Children’s Bible

⁸ I will bring them back. And they will live in Jerusalem. They will be my people. And I will be their good and loyal God.”

⁹ This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “Be strong, you who are hearing these words today. The prophets spoke these words when the foundation was laid for the building of the Temple. ¹⁰ Before that time there was no money to hire men or animals. People could not safely come and go because of the enemies. I had turned everyone against his neighbor.